Metacognition Through Metacognition students build the capacity to assess, reflect upon and make choices that advance their learning. Metacognition is steps 6, 7 and 8 of the Cycle of Learning. Students assess the strengths and weaknesses of their current problem solving. They “step back” and view themselves as problem-solvers over time to understand the patterns of their growth or lack there of. Finally, the students set goals to improve their own performance. To continuously improve, the students must be successful in metacognition. Without the skills of self-assessment, self-evaluation and goal setting, the student is a “worker over time.” With these metacognitive skills the student gets on a spiral of continuous improvement. Metacognition is NOT just listing the steps you took to solve a problem. Metacognition includes thinking about the steps taken in the work, why those steps were taken, how successful the work was, and how the work can be improved.
Through Metacognition students build the capacity to assess, reflect upon and make choices that advance their learning. Metacognition is steps 6, 7 and 8 of the Cycle of Learning. Students assess the strengths and weaknesses of their current problem solving. They “step back” and view themselves as problem-solvers over time to understand the patterns of their growth or lack there of. Finally, the students set goals to improve their own performance. To continuously improve, the students must be successful in metacognition. Without the skills of self-assessment, self-evaluation and goal setting, the student is a “worker over time.” With these metacognitive skills the student gets on a spiral of continuous improvement.
Metacognition is NOT just listing the steps you took to solve a problem. Metacognition includes thinking about the steps taken in the work, why those steps were taken, how successful the work was, and how the work can be improved.